Steven Summer Speaks at Noon Rotary

Debbie Holmes

Posted:
03/07/2014 03:01:38 PM MST

Steven Summer speaking at the Noon Rotarian Club meeting

Steven Summer, CEO and president of the Colorado Hospital Association, which represents 100 member hospitals and health systems statewide, was the noon Rotary speaker on Wednesday, March 6.
He discussed various changes in the healthcare industry, focusing on how our current health care delivery and payment system is in the midst of significant transformation, both in Colorado and nationwide. Hospitals and health systems are moving away from fee-for-service, volume-based care, and instead shifting toward the emphasis of high-quality prevention initiatives.
"1.7 billion dollars of cost for under-insured or uninsured Americans was spent last year requiring the need for our Congress to come up with a new bi-partisan Health Care Act that addresses a system that is built on Wellness," said Summer. "Our current health care system has to be turned upside down to allow for a transition from a system that relies on a hospital system built on sickness to a reward system that is based on preventative treatments and Wellness." This requires a coinciding shift in business models for hospitals and the services they provide their patients.
Summer believes that the EPMC-Anschutz Wellness Center is a critically important step for Estes Park. "It is forward thinking and aligns with many emerging models in the health care reform era." He also believes it will serve as a new economic driver in the Estes Park community, creating stable employment opportunities.

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"In these and many other fashions, the EPMC-Anschutz Wellness Center promises to become a model for other communities across Colorado," said Summer.

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